Fed up of looking at neighbours ugly extension

Bendy_House

Since the windows are frosted glass, I personally wouldn't cover them without good reason. Yes, they're ugly too, but I suspect the main issue is the bare wall?

The OPTION to also shield the windows remains, I guess; their roof looks like polycarb, so presumably let's in enough light?

Wanderingpomm

This is a party wall so you can paint it. I’d be more inclined to put some trellis up and grow things such as jasmine plants 

Woolsery

Wanderingpomm said:

This is a party wall.....

I must've missed that bit. Where is it?

Rosa_Damascena

Wanderingpomm said:

This is a party wall so you can paint it. I’d be more inclined to put some trellis up and grow things such as jasmine plants 

If feeing less charitable, the OP could transpose some ivy. It would provide a lovely thick green carpet over the wall within a couple of years.

unforeseen

Wanderingpomm said:

This is a party wall so you can paint it. I’d be more inclined to put some trellis up and grow things such as jasmine plants 

Assuming the piers are on the boundary then the wall itself will be on the neighbour's land

Woolsery

Rosa_Damascena said:

Wanderingpomm said:

This is a party wall so you can paint it. I’d be more inclined to put some trellis up and grow things such as jasmine plants 

If feeing less charitable, the OP could transpose some ivy. It would provide a lovely thick green carpet over the wall within a couple of years.

Stop and imagine this is a listed cottage and not a conservatory extension. Would you then advocate painting the walls (or why not go the whole hog and render them too? ) or growing ivy over the walls?

There are laws which have to be followed or consequences follow. It's no good thinking something is OK, it's important to know it really is OK. Here, the first port of call should be to the owner of the wall to see if a solution may be found which is acceptable to both parties.

Rosa_Damascena

Woolsery said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Wanderingpomm said:

This is a party wall so you can paint it. I’d be more inclined to put some trellis up and grow things such as jasmine plants 

If feeing less charitable, the OP could transpose some ivy. It would provide a lovely thick green carpet over the wall within a couple of years.

Stop and imagine this is a listed cottage and not a conservatory extension. Would you then advocate painting the walls (or why not go the whole hog and render them too? ) or growing ivy over the walls?

There are laws which have to be followed or consequences follow. It's no good thinking something is OK, it's important to know it really is OK. Here, the first port of call should be to the owner of the wall to see if a solution may be found which is acceptable to both parties.

No way! Once ivy gets it's tentacles into a structure there's no going back. I would much prefer to look out on nature than a brick wall, but then I don't think the breezeblock view would bother me that much: a wall is a wall is a wall and for me the issue is the light rather than the view.

As you say a conversation with the neighbour must be the first step forward. 

GDB2222

I allowed ivy to grow up part of our house. It looked quite attractive, but then I couldn't open the windows, etc.

It's easy enough to cut it off at the roots and pull most of it off. Several years later, we still have lots of little dead tendril attached to the house. 

Woolsery

A relative's neighbour thought she could grow clematis up the back of their house, but it soon began to cover the windows in a north-facing room and cut the light. Neighbour was difficult and decided she wasn't going to stop growing the plants, until by a lucky coincidence new windows were accidentally fitted with clear, not obscure glass. The neighbour took this as retaliation and offered to remove the clematis in return for her privacy. This was done, the window company sorted their mistake with the windows and all has been well ever since.

GDB2222

Woolsery said:

A relative's neighbour thought she could grow clematis up the back of their house, but it soon began to cover the windows in a north-facing room and cut the light. Neighbour was difficult and decided she wasn't going to stop growing the plants, until by a lucky coincidence new windows were accidentally fitted with clear, not obscure glass. The neighbour took this as retaliation and offered to remove the clematis in return for her privacy. This was done, the window company sorted their mistake with the windows and all has been well ever since.

I am totally confused. (Please don't explain!) But, it sounds like a good result.